| Description | This series contains consent forms signed by parent's or guardians of children in the care of the Children's Emigration Homes approving the child's emigration to Canada and transferring guardianship to John T. Middlemore. The series also contains a number of custody orders issued by the City of Birmingham Magistrates' Court placing children in the care of the homes. Some consent forms and custody orders in the sequence are accompanied by related correspondence and birth certificates. |